أَلاَwill you not تَستخبرُyou inquire العِلْقَthe treasure النَّفِيسَاthe precious
أَلاَ تَستخبرُ العِلْقَ النَّفِيسَا
ومَنْand the one who أَهدَىgave as a gift لِكِلِّto every حَشاًheart رَسِيسَاa lingering pang of love
ومَنْ أَهدَى لِكِلِّ حَشاً رَسِيسَا
Will you not inquire of the precious treasure,
Do you not ask about the precious calf,
and him who gave every heart a lingering pang of love,
And who led each vile chief,
ومنand the one who سُمِّيwas named بعيسَىby the name Isa وَهْوand he مِمَّنْamong those who
ومن سُمِّي بعيسَى وَهْو مِمَّنْ
أمَاتَput to death منsome of النُّفُوسِthe souls بِضدِّin contrast to عِيسَىJesus
أمَاتَ من النُّفُوسِ بِضدِّ عِيسَى
and the one named Isa, who is among those
And who was named Jesus though he was one
who put souls to death, unlike Jesus?
Who killed souls unlike Jesus.
عَزَاهُhe ascribed it فَصَارَand so became مِمَّنْamong those who
عَزَاهُ فَصَارَ مِمَّنْ
يَبِيعُsells القَنْدthe sugar candy يَجتلِبُbrings in الفُلُوسَاthe copper coins
يَبِيعُ القَنْد يَجتلِبُ الفُلُوسَا
He ascribed it, and so became one of those
He consoled him so he became one
who sell sugar candy, bringing in copper coins.
Who sells sugar and brings in pennies.